March 16, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, Legislation, NS, Railroad Safety, UP
(Source: More Perfect Union, March 14, 2023) Facing a push in Congress for stronger rail safety rules after the disastrous train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, railroad giant Union Pacific is steering its donations to Republican lawmakers — some with oversight...
March 16, 2023 | Headlines, NS, Paid Sick Leave
(Source: Freight Waves, March 15, 2023) Norfolk Southern has secured sick leave agreements with two more unions, bringing the total number of unions with such deals with NS up to eight. The latest agreements are with the IAM and BRC. Full story: Freight...
March 16, 2023 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Railway Age, March 15, 2023) Through the first 10 weeks of 2023 (ending March 11), total North American carload and intermodal traffic dipped 2.9% from same point last year, according to the Association of American Railroads’ (AAR) March 15 report. Both...
March 16, 2023 | Fatality, Headlines, NS
(Source: www.al.com, March 15, 2023) An Alabama woman is suing Norfolk Southern over the death of her husband, who was killed on the job while working as a conductor trainee in Bessemer last year. Full story: www.al.com
March 16, 2023 | Amtrak, Headlines, STB, UP
(Source: Trains Magazine, March 15, 2023) Amtrak says on-time performance of its Sunset Limited route remains poor. On March 13, Amtrak again asked the Surface Transportation Board to act on its previous request for an investigation into the train’s operations. In a...
March 16, 2023 | Headlines, Shippers, STB
(Source: Trains Magazine, March 13, 2023) The Surface Transportation Board has named Richard Erstad and James (Leggett) Kitchin to the board’s Railroad-Shipper Transportation Advisory Council, the board announced Friday. Full story: Trains Magazine
March 15, 2023 | 2-man Crews, Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, Legislation, NS, Railroad Safety
(Source: The Hill, March 14, 2023) A conservative advocacy group called “FreedomWorks” is pushing lawmakers to oppose a bipartisan rail safety bill that was introduced following the East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment. The group claims the bill would create “gross...
March 15, 2023 | CN, CP-KCS Merger, Headlines, STB
(Source: Railfan & Railroad Magazine, March 15, 2023) STB establishes an “unprecedented” seven-year oversight period over CPKC, requiring regular updates to the board on operations, traffic and other key metrics. Full story: Railfan & Railroad...
March 15, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS
(Source: CNN, March 14, 2023) The state of Ohio has filed a federal lawsuit against Norfolk Southern over the February 3 toxic chemical derailment in East Palestine, Attorney General Dave Yost announced on March 14. Yost said that the derailment “caused the release of...
March 15, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS, Railroad Safety
(Source: DeSmog Blog, March 14, 2023) It likely wasn’t a pleasant experience for NS CEO Alan Shaw, especially when Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) informed him mid-hearing that another of Norfolk Southern’s trains had just derailed. However, even this painful irony...
